Tuning

[Paris]

Hey, anyone got any recommenations for someone to tune up a 250 Hornet? I rang a couple of bike shops (Cyclespot for example) and they said that they're good for an oil change but not tuning etc .. great to see the sun out again...

[TripleZee Dyno]

Hey, anyone got any recommenations for someone to tune up a 250 Hornet? I rang a couple of bike shops (Cyclespot for example) and they said that they're good for an oil change but not tuning etc .. great to see the sun out again...

Hi
If you are wanting the carbs tuned/sorted you could try this bloke
TripleZee Cycles
wait thats me!!
give us a ring
cheers
John

[CookMySock]

What really is there to tune on the carbs, other than balance them and set the idle mixture?

Steve

[Diggers]

I can thoroughly recommend John at Triple Zee. Good guy, does a good job, reasonable rates! He did some work on my old Beemer last year and I was impressed.

[PeeJay]

I can thoroughly recommend John at Triple Zee. Good guy, does a good job, reasonable rates! He did some work on my old Beemer last year and I was impressed.

I'll second and third that. He knows his S*** and doesnt try and baffle you with BS and big words

[Max Preload]

What really is there to tune on the carbs, other than balance them and set the idle mixture?

The sky is the limit when it comes to carbs. At that age I would strip, thoroughly clean and inspect everything, check for wear in the linkages, inspect the stainers, replace all o-rings with Viton, replace float valves, carefully inspect the diaphragms for tears or perishing, slides for wear, reset float heights. You could also consider replacing the emulsion tubes and jets & needle.

Carbs are great fun. (I'm not being sarcastic either - I love the little bast'ds, I really do!)

[CookMySock]

The sky is the limit when it comes to carbs. At that age I would strip, thoroughly clean and inspect everything, check for wear in the linkages, inspect the stainers, replace all o-rings with Viton, replace float valves, carefully inspect the diaphragms for tears or perishing, slides for wear, reset float heights. You could also consider replacing the emulsion tubes and jets & needle.

Carbs are great fun. (I'm not being sarcastic either - I love the little bast'ds, I really do!)

I'm the same with tyres. I pull them off every other weekend and turn them inside out and polish them. On the inside. With my tongue. I get a much better ride because of this.

Steve

[gwigs]

What really is there to tune on the carbs, other than balance them and set the idle mixture?

Steve

If you got a few mechanical skills it aint hard to do.....bought a morgan carb balancer from U.K..$170 .....a lot cheaper than paying a bike mech $90 hr

[Max Preload]

I'm the same with tyres. I pull them off every other weekend and turn them inside out and polish them. On the inside. With my tongue.

The difference being, of course, that what you do is completely pointless.